I hate that "double-dip" term. It think of it as two drops in the price, or two recessions. I spent a good 30 seconds trying to figure out how this represented a double-dip, then I realize you mean the two government credits.

We need a new name for the act of getting getting both govt handouts ...

I agree that the use of the phrase "double dip" always makes me think of a "second decrease in value."

In retail language, people combining two rebates/credits/coupons are STACKING them. So it makes more sense to use "stack" as the start for the phrase rather than "dip" or "cheese."

For example, compare (a) "what happened to prices in the first non-double-dip month" to (b) "what happened to prices in the first non-stacking month." The latter is, IMO, clearer than the former. Plus, it saves you one syllable.

I hate that "double-dip" term. It think of it as two drops in the price, or two recessions. I spent a good 30 seconds trying to figure out how this represented a double-dip, then I realize you mean the two government credits.

We need a new name for the act of getting getting both govt handouts ...

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